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Hyundai Motors India Limited are a busy lot these days. Not only were they partnering the IPL but also were immersed in the many launches which the company has planned for its various models in India. The first one off the block was the all new “Fluidic Verna”. Now many of you must have wondered what exactly is the Fluidic language which Hyundai Motors seems to speak these days. It is the design language and a new one at that. It seems that the days of Hyundai copying Koreans, the British and also the Germans have ended or it seems so. Which brings me back to the subject of the day, the Hyundai Sonata Transform. How much of a transformation it is from the Embera it replaced is yet to be seen. It seems that we are a bit too old to review the Hyundai Sonata Transform. The primary reason being that this car is due for a replacement any time soon. However since the thought crossed our mind that we haven’t reviewed it or even test driven it made us realize that we need to do it.
Looks
As far as the looks for the Hyundai Sonata Transform in India goes, its better than that of the previous gen one. However many would swear by the looks of the Jaguar imitating Sonata and still say that it was an unadulterated version of the Sonata. The new version has chrome around its grille which lend it an American flavor. Actually so, this car is more American than Korean and this is displayed in its overall stance. However the new one or rather the old generation one is much of an understated car. It not only gets projector type lamps as standard but it also gets a bigger front bumper coupled with a new set of alloys. Wait till the all new Sonata or IX45 comes in. This Sonata loses out on the crests and troughs or even the creases that we are used to seeing on a car. It comes with body colored parking sensors in the front bumper as also on the rear. In pictures, the Sonata may look small however in reality, it is much bigger. The new alloy wheels house the 215/60 R-16 tyre section which doesn’t look as chunky as the ones on its competitors namely the Jetta or even the Laura. The rear portion is nothing like what Indians have seen in its times and is more on the chunky side keeping with the American trend of the bigger it is, the better it would be. What Hyundai India have done is to give the Sonata twin tail pipes which project its American fashion sense and also the fact that this is a sporty car after all. The body colored bumpers towards the rear are also a revised lot with cars in this category not having to adhere to the under 4 meter mark and stuff.
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